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relentlessness

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re⋅lent⋅less

  [ri-lent-lis]
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–adjective
that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy.
Origin:
1585–95; relent + -less

Related forms:
re⋅lent⋅less⋅ly, adverb
re⋅lent⋅less⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
rigid, unbending, obdurate, adamant, unyielding. See inflexible.

Antonyms:
merciful.
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re·lent·less   (rĭ-lěnt'lĭs)   
adj.  

  1. Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting: relentless persecution.

  2. Steady and persistent; unremitting: the relentless beat of the drums.

re·lent'less·ly adv., re·lent'less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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